Waingroves Pre-School

Waingroves Pre-School Waingroves Community Centre, Waingroves, RIPLEY, Derbyshire, DE5 9TF

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Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 October 2016 7 December 2012

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This inspection: Good 2

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2

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This inspection: Good 2

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2

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This provision is good

 Children form secure emotional attachments with staff and benefit greatly from a nurturing and welcoming environment. Enthusiastic staff celebrate children's achievements effectively. Children demonstrate that they are confident, happy and settled.  Partnerships with parents and carers are well established. Parents know their children are happy and safe and that staff are approachable. Staff share detailed information about children's progress and help parents to support children's learning at home.  Staff use their assessments of individual children's progress well when planning how to meet their individual needs. They identify and address gaps in learning and offer additional support where needed. All children make good progress in their learning.  Staff are positive examples of how to treat others and have clear expectations of children. Children behave very well and are respectful and thoughtful towards each

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This provision is good

other. Children play cooperatively together and learn to share and take turns.  Staff have an extremely sharp focus on helping children to acquire skills in their communication and language development. Children, including those who speak English as an additional language, develop these skills quickly. They hold purposeful conversations and older children ask questions to help move their play on further.

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It is not yet outstanding because:

 Staff do not encourage children to develop their counting skills and awareness of numbers consistently well.  Even though the pre-school has obtained more resources to help teach children technology, the staff do not extend children's interest and learning in technology effectively enough.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

 help children to develop their counting skills and understanding of numbers to aid their mathematical learning further  extend opportunities for children to investigate and learn more about technology.

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the quality of teaching and children's activities both inside and outside.  The inspector held conversations with the manager, staff and children throughout the inspection.  The inspector took account of the views of parents spoken to during the inspection.  The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.  The inspector sampled children's observations, and the planning and assessment records.  The inspector checked evidence of staff suitability checks and qualifications. She sampled some documentation and discussed the pre-school's action plan with the manager.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is good

Staff work well together as a team. The manager uses self-evaluation effectively to help identify and develop areas for further improvement. She and the staff have addressed most of the recommendations from the previous inspection. There is now an effective system in place to enhance partnership with parents. Safeguarding is effective. The manager and staff have a good understanding of the procedures to follow should they have any concerns about a child's welfare. Staff are well deployed and help to support children's safety. Effective recruitment and induction procedures help ensure staff's continued suitability The manager provides staff with feedback on their performance and organises training to enable them to improve their teaching further. The manager works well with other professionals to provide continuity for children's care and learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The manager and staff understand how children learn and develop. They provide a wide range of challenging activities that children explore with confidence. For example, children thoroughly enjoy watching conkers roll down tubes. They adjust the lengths of height of the tubes to see how far the conkers can roll. They use their problem-solving skills well. Teaching is good. Staff interact with children enthusiastically. They take the time to get to know children and they use what they know about children's interests to plan activities that excite and engage them. Children have good opportunities to enjoy books. They listen to stories regularly and respond well to questions about what they have heard in the story. This helps to encourage children to think and to share their thoughts, and supports their early literacy skills. Staff use mathematical language about shape, space and measurement well as they encourage the children to build tall towers. Children enjoy

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

being physically active. They climb, roll and jump, and enjoy woodland walks, searching for autumn fare and exploring nature.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children demonstrate their growing independence as they move around the pre-school at ease. They are comfortable in their surroundings. Staff support children to follow good hygiene practices and to care for their personal needs. Staff provide children with an awareness of a healthy lifestyle. Children enjoy a healthy snack and have regular access to exercise outside. In addition, staff help children to grow fruit and vegetables to help them understand where food comes from. Staff teach the children about safety. They encourage children to cut their own fruit at snack time and carry out regular fire drills. Children gain an understanding of their own community and the wider world and take part in a range of activities to celebrate festivals from their own and others' culture.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children are progressing well given their starting points. Children develop the skills needed for writing. For example, they enjoy making marks and writing their name using a feather. Children are well motivated and remain engrossed and engaged in purposeful activities for long periods. For example, they explore the wide range of real fruits and vegetables during pretend play. Children are well prepared for their future learning.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 206896 Local authority Derbyshire Inspection number 1059424 Type of provision Sessional provision Day care type Childcare - Non-Domestic Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 2 - 5 Total number of places 24 Number of children on roll 24 Name of registered person Waingroves Pre-School Committee

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Date of previous inspection 7 December 2012 Telephone number 07989314464

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Waingroves Pre-School was registered in 1980. The pre-school opens Monday to Friday, during term time only. Sessions are from 9am until midday. The pre-school receives funding to provide free early years education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The pre-school also supports children who speak English as an additional language. There are five members of staff. All staff hold an early years qualification at level 3 or 2.

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This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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